Pistolero is a song released by electronica

Electronica

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 band Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral, and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from...

, and recorded on their fifth album Shango

Shango (Juno Reactor album)

Shango is the fifth album released by the multi-genre encompassing trance group Juno Reactor.-Track listing:All tracks made by Ben Watkins with collaborators mentioned on the tracklist.# "Pistolero" - 6:13...

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The song opens with Spanish acoustic guitar and a female voice saying, "I hate robbing banks" followed by a blast of gun fire that introduces the Goa Trance

Goa trance

Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...

 beat.

Pistolero was done in a collaboration between Ben Watkins and Steve Stevens

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 guitarist for Billy Idol

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. The song opened up an entirely new direction for Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral, and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from...

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Trivia

The voice sample used at the beginning of the song, "I hate robbing banks", was said by Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

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 in Batman

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Pistolero was featured during the trailer for the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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, as well as the film itself. It also featured in Jet Moto 3

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and Sugar & Spice

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and is the background music of the Israeli TV Spanish Football League Matches.

Cd single

Track Listing

• Pistolero (Radio Edit) 3:22
• Pistolero (Juno Reactor Mix) 6:18
• Pistolero (Fluke "Hang 'Em High" Remix) 5:20
• Pistolero (Headrillaz "Sandinista" Remix) 6:50
• Pistolero (Man With No Name Remix) 6:30
• Pistolero (Picture of Man Remix) 6:49
• Pistolero (Tarantino Radio Mix) 3:37